Electrolysis of Light Metals 2

The course is given every year. The subject concerns the practical application of the theory of light metal production, with emphasises the aluminium electrolysis. The main topics are: Energy balance and thermochemistry, bath chemistry, additives and physico-chemical properties of bath, alumina, its properties, solubility in the bath, and alumina feeding, current efficiency and energy consumption, magnetic fields,operation of industrial cells, process control, practical improvements of the process in the past, present and in the future.

The student will get detailed knowledge about how to run the industrail process for aluminium electrowinning. An important aspect of this knowledge is related to the fundamental understanding of the iimpact of various electrolysis parameters.

Voluntary exercises.